Our son's name is Julian and sometimes I call him "Juju-bean." (Silly pet name). A little girl in his preschool class has a sister named Penelope.

He pointed her out and said "That's banilla. They call her 'bean' too."

I asked him what he meant...As it turned out he was hearing her name as "Vanilla Bean" instead of "Penelope."

Originally Posted by realistic

Mine is more of a revelation my kid had. I'm always on her about school. How if she wants to live comfortably, she needs a college education.

One day I was B & moaning about it, as usual. She interrupts and says I know mom. Don't worry about me dropping out. I realized, I must have been rich in a previous life. I'm not meant for this poor girl life.

I laughed, but honestly, I don't care what her motivation for getting an education is as long as she's motivated.

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"If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything."
— Malcolm X

I was shopping with my boyfriend's daughter, who was 6 at the time. She just HAD to go to the grocery store with me. It was football season, and my boyfriend had requested beer. M had the grocery list in her hand and was reading as I pushed the cart. Suddenly, she jumps out of the cart and says, "This kind, Sarah. My dad likes Buzz Light! I can get it!" I quickly told her no and was quite embarrassed. I must have had 10 people staring at me disapprovingly.

With all the constant chatter about Christmas toy lists and such, I had asked my kids to refrain from talking about presents until after Thanksgiving. My 4 year-old (not one to follow rules very well), began whispering to her big brother about what she's asking for. My son turns to her and says in an exasperated voice, "Catherine, stop whispering to me, you're getting carbon dioxide all over me!"

I was trying to give my daughter a snack the other day, and she kept turning up her nose at it. She was being a little booger, so I told her, "Don't be snooty." She looked at me like I was crazy and said, "What snooty? What you talkin' about?"

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With all the constant chatter about Christmas toy lists and such, I had asked my kids to refrain from talking about presents until after Thanksgiving. My 4 year-old (not one to follow rules very well), began whispering to her big brother about what she's asking for. My son turns to her and says in an exasperated voice, "Catherine, stop whispering to me, you're getting carbon dioxide all over me!"

We just woke up my 3 year old Korbie after he nodded off, and he is CRABBY! At first he just kept saying "few more hours, few more hours."

Still half asleep, he got mad about the conversation DH and I were having and told us: "Quiet time! You're making noise! You be quiet! I'm making music!" Us: "Your making music?" Korbie then replies by blowing us the biggest loudest rasberry I've ever heard, then "You be quiet! I need to practice." Then he rolls over on the couch.

We just woke up my 3 year old Korbie after he nodded off, and he is CRABBY! At first he just kept saying "few more hours, few more hours."

Still half asleep, he got mad about the conversation DH and I were having and told us: "Quiet time! You're making noise! You be quiet! I'm making music!" Us: "Your making music?" Korbie then replies by blowing us the biggest loudest rasberry I've ever heard, then "You be quiet! I need to practice." Then he rolls over on the couch.

Originally Posted by cympreni

LOL! That is awesome.

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My anniversary was this past weekend and DH bought me some roses. Danae really likes flowers, so I gave her one. She started running around saying, "I married!" I asked her, "Who did you marry?" She replied, "Mama and Daddo. For keeps!"

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This morning, as I was bending over organizing some laundry, my 4 year-old tried to get around me and said, "mom, move your butt out of the way." I responded, "is that any way to speak to your mother?" She said, "mom, move your butt out of the way, please."